Love is not consolation it is light. From the author of Maps for Lost Lovers" comes a searing exquisitely written novel set in Pakistan & Afghanistan in the months following 9/11
- a story of war of one familys losses & of the simplest most enduring human impulses. Jeo & Mikal foster-brothers from a small Pakistani city secretly enter Afghanistan: not to fight with the Taliban but to help & care for wounded civilians. But it soon becomes apparent that good intentions cant keep them out of harms way... From the wilds of Afghanistan to the heart of the family left behind
- their blind father haunted for years by the death of his wife by the mistakes he may have made in the name of Islam & nationhood Jeos steadfast wife & her superstitious mother
- Aslams prose takes us on an extraordinary journey through war tragedy love & brotherhood."


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Charlie Bassett thought he was done with a military life but a soldier is always a soldier & now he must fight one last battle. A ticking bomb; a band of notorious terrorists; & a price on his head: Charlie is back on the front line & this time his foes are not only his countrys enemies but the ghosts of his own past. The Final War" is an explosive page-turner full of grit wit & heart-stopping action." ...

Mary Hetherington was a mother who dominated her family. She was kind efficient & generous
- providing they did what she wanted.
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A death in the family-from-hell bring Detectives Fry & Cooper to a remote & unfriendly rural community in their fourth psychological thriller. And as it grew dark Withens became almost entirely silent. Except for the screaming. A small village in the Peak District Withens is troubled by theft & vandalism mostly generated by local family-from-hell the Oxleys. Now it is the focus of a murder investigation -- a mans body has been found on the bleak moors nearby & the man is an Oxley. To crack the case DC Ben Cooper must break open the delinquent clan. His boss DS Diane Fry is also in Withens. Grim new evidence has turned up in the case of a missing student but her parents refuse to believe she could be dead. The darkness in Withenss heart is growing. & things are only going to get nastier! ...

From the author of The God Delusion" Richard Dawkins' " The Blind Watchmaker" has been acclaimed as the most influential work on evolution in the last hundred years. In 1802 the Rev. William Paleys argued in " Natural Theology" that just as finding a watch would lead you to conclude that a watchmaker must exist the complexity of living organisms proves that a Creator exists. Not so says Richard Dawkins & in this brilliant & controversial book the acclaimed evolutionary biologist sets out to demonstrate that the theory of evolution by natural selection
- the unconscious automatic blind yet essentially non-random process discovered by Charles Darwin
- is the only answer to the biggest question of all: why do we exist? 'I want to persuade the reader not just that the Darwinian world-view happens to be true but that it is the only known theory that could in principle solve the mystery of our existence'. To Dawkins " The Blind Watchmaker" is nature itself gradually forming order from the very building-blocks of life: DNA. " This might just be the most important evolution book since Darwin". (John Gribbin). " Richard Dawkins has updated evolution.. .his subject is nothing less than the meaning of life". (" The Times"). " Enchantingly witty & persusive.. .pleasurably intelligible to the scientifically illiterate". (" Observer"). Richard Dawkins is a Fellow of both the Royal Society & the Royal Society of Literature & Vice President of the British Humanist Association. He was first catapulted to fame with The Selfish Gene which he followed with a string of bestselling books: " The Extended Phenotype" " The Blind Watchmaker" " River Out of Eden" " Unweaving the Rainbow" & an impassioned defence of atheism " The God Delusion"."

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THE FIRST INTERCRIME THRILLER TO BE BROADCAST ON BBC FOUR SPRING 2013. Sweden's elite are under attack. Two rich & powerful men have been murdered & in the face of mounting panic
- & media hysteria
- a task force has been created to catch the killer. To his surprise Detective Paul Hjelm currently under investigation for misconduct after shooting a man who took the staff of an immigration office hostage is summoned to join the new team. But the killer has left no clues even removing the bullets from the crime scenes & Hjelm & his new teammates face a daunting challenge if they are to uncover the connection between the victims & catch the murderer before he kills again.

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Gavin Guile is dying. Hed thought he had five years left
- now hes got less than one. With fifty thousand refugees a bastard son
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A driver waiting at the traffic lights goes blind. An opthamologist tries to diagnose his distinctive white blindness but is affected before he can read the textbooks. It becomes a contagion spreading throughout the city. Trying to stem the epidemic the authorities herd the afflicted into a mental asylum where the wards are terrorised by blind thugs. & when fire destroys the asylum the inmates burst forth & the last links with a supposedly civilised society are snapped. No food no water no government no obligation no order. This is not anarchy this is blindness. ...

Whether readers want to subtly enhance their rooms with cushions make a big statement with curtains or go for a contemporary clean look with blinds this informative book is for them. The blinds section clearly explains the differences between the wide ranges of blinds available on the market today. It also provides clear diagrams & detailed instructions for making roller roll-up & Roman blinds. Drawing on their years of experience Catherine Merrick & Rebecca Day have for the first time explained the many different Roman blind make-up techniques. They guide the reader through the stages of each make-up method & the choice of fittings available. The curtains & cushions sections combine clear detailed instructions on a full range of techniques to guide the reader through the make-up process & ensure a professional finish every time. The book is also full of workroom hints & tips from the soft furnishing experts. Blinds Curtains & Cushions" will appeal to readers looking for design inspiration & concise easy-to-follow instructions. Absorbing & motivating readers will find themselves returning to " Blinds Curtains & Cushions" again & again." ...

The sleepy town of Heartsdale Georgia is jolted into panic when Sara Linton paediatrician & medical examiner finds Sibyl Adams dead in the local diner. As well as being viciously raped Sibyl has been cut: two deep knife wounds form a lethal cross over her stomach. But its only once Sara starts to perform the post-mortem that the full extent of the killers brutality becomes clear. Police chief Jeffrey Tolliver
- Saras ex-husband
- is in charge of the investigation & when a second victim is found crucified only a few days later both Jeffrey & Sara have to face the fact that Sibyls murder wasnt a one-off attack. What theyre dealing with is a seasoned sexual predator. A violent serial killer...

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